The word arthritis means “Joint inflammation”. Inflammation is one of the body’s natural reactions to disease or injury and includes swelling, pain, and stiffness. Inflammation that lasts for a very long time or recurs, as in arthritis, can lead to tissue damage.

Due to immobility it leads to obesity, cholesterol and heart diseases. The arthritis leads to chronic pain, swelling, fatigue, tenderness, rash and fever.

According to arthritis Foundation in Atlanta, there are 100, different forms of arthritis. The common one is Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, gout and Lupus, out of which the Osteoarthritis is the common one.

Nearly 1 in 2 people may develop symptomatic knee Osteoarthritis by age 45 Years.

All age group men and women are affected by arthritis; women are 3 times more vulnerable to arthritis than men. Rheumatoid arthritis common in age group 35-50, while Osteoarthritis occurs at the age of about 65 years. The common causes are: genetic, age, infection, deficiency of organic sodium and minerals, trauma, mental or physical strain, obesity, cold weather or excessive use of rich food.

One major cause of inflammation in arthritis is caused due to poor diet, so if we use well balanced diet with the following use of food in the diet will help to control the arthritis.

· Quinoa, beans, tofu, milk, egg, nuts, butter and spinach are good source of protein, help in arthritis.

· Pumpkin seeds, nuts, olive oil and flax seeds are good source of omega-3-fatty acids, act as anti-inflammatory in body and give relieve to the arthritis, also cur -cumin and turmeric have similar action, while other sources are salmon, herring, mackerel, sardines, anchovies, rainbow, trout, pacific oyster fortified eggs and walnut are good source of omega-3-fatty acids.

· Reduce exposure to pollutants and help purge your body of poisons, if one use anti-oxidant food but expose to pollutants of mercury, lead, aluminum and inorganic plastic compounds still develop arthritis.

· Acupuncture, chiropractic medicine and rehabilitative therapy also help to alleviate joint or muscle pain.